The Mexican showdown on Saturday 4 May is heating up. Canelo predicted a "decisive" victory over Munguía in a press conference on Wednesday. He also warned his former promoter, Golden Boy, against "robbing boxers". On Sunday, Canelo will put his four belts on the line at the MGM in Las Vegas.

This Saturday, the best in boxing will descend on the Spanish capital. Madrid will play host to the IBA Champions' Night, with an impressive line-up of boxers from Spain and abroad vying for glory at the Madrid Arena.

The American boxer tested positive for ostarine, a performance-enhancing substance, on 19 April. ESPN reported. The results of the test, which the boxer underwent, were in the possession of the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA). Taking to his 'X' account, Ryan García denied the allegations. "It's fake news," he said.

Russia topped the medal table at the EUBC Elite European Boxing Championships with 11 golds, but at least one of them was obtained in controversial circumstances. Tarkhan Idigov denied two-time world and European silver medallist Lasha Guruli another continental title by winning the men's 67kg final, with the Georgian corner withdrawing their man after two rounds.

Just about everything came out golden for Russia in the European Amateur Boxing Championships. Fans did have to sing along the winner’s anthem because of an alleged technical error, but that was it for its boxers in Belgrade, where they took 11 wins from the host country, who totalled only four.

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson's fight against 'youtuber' Jake Paul on 20 July will be a professional bout and will count towards their official records, the boxers and promoters have announced.

Baron Pierre de Coubertin conceived the Olympic Games at the end of the 19th century as a revival of the competition that had brought glory to ancient Greece, with an increasingly forgotten double motive: to defend sport against political interests and to celebrate amateurism.

Saidjamshid Jafarov defeated undefeated boxer Talgat Shaiken on a special night at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Kazakhstan. Jafarov, the silver medallist at the 2023 IBA World Championships, pulled off an upset to claim the title.

With IOC President Thomas Bach announcing last month that the International Boxing Association (IBA) will have no involvement in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, World Boxing - run by former IBA presidential candidate Boris van der Vorst - hopes to become boxing's new International Federation.

The boxing world turned against Garcia after he failed to make weight for his fight against 'The Dream'. With Haney's WBC world super-lightweight title not on the line, the 25-year-old knocked the champion down three times in a victory by majority decision. Haney wants a rematch.

After a week of competition in Durban, the tournament came to a close on Sunday with boxers from DR Congo claiming 10 titles on finals day. IBA and the Thembekile Mandela Foundation also signed a Memorandum of Understanding in order to develop young people's talents.

For the first time ever, men and women will share an elite continental event. The meeting in Belgrade will end on the 28th of April. 378 boxers will gather at the Aleksandar Nikolić Hall "Pionir". Vakhid Abbasov is one of the title contenders, as is local boxer Natalia Shadrina.

The American Boxing Confederation has reiterated its support for the International Boxing Association at its Board of Directors meeting. The organisation has drafted a letter signed by its leaders. The letter has been sent to the presidents of the National Federations of the Americas.

Australia's national boxing coach has pulled out of the Paris Olympics after admitting to bullying and sexual misconduct with female fighters.

Under the auspices of the IBA, the competition, which runs until next Sunday at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Durban, South Africa, brings together boxers from several countries and pays tribute to one of the country's leaders, Nelson Mandela. There will be 12 women's and 13 men's weight categories.